LORD OF THE RINGS!!!

[☆ ★TARDIS]

OKAY THAT CROSSES THE LINE! YOU CANNOT SAY THAT LOTR US BAD. THAT IS LIKE SAYING TWILIGHT IS THE MOST AMAZING WORK OF LITERATURE IN HISTORY.

End necessary caps abuse.

[Bilbo Baggins.]

exactly my reaction! That person obviously does not read enough, nor is he/she smart enough to understand Tolkien's style. its timeless, not outdated! its dense, but that doesn't mean its bad!

[☆ ★TARDIS]

Obviously they do not have the brain capacity of everyone on this thread. *regains dignity after last spazzy message*

[Bilbo Baggins.]

they must have the brain capacity of a FLEA.

[☆ ★TARDIS]

And the attention span of my Grandma. (about 4 seconds)

[Bilbo Baggins.]

or my friend. She'll be listening to a song on her iPod, it will be about 3 seconds into the song and she'll say "ok thats boring" and switch the song

[Triptune]

Once again, I say IGNORANT MORTAL. WITH A CRAPPY SENSE OF WHAT IS AWESOME IN LITERATURE

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

same here. I see the world differently than everybody else I know. I long ago gave up on trying to explain how I see things to people, because no one ever understands.

I know, right? I try to explain to people that LOTR isn't just about Orlando Bloom, but it has many themes and ideas and theories that go deeper than one might first see. The ideas behind the elves, Tolkien's perfect people, and their love for nature, the theories of nobility and the honor system and kinsmanship and going beyond expectations and finding deeper emotions and appreciation of what Tolkien created and how difficult it was and how much we can learn from it and, and, and this is also a very long run-on sentence so I shan't try to put my feelings into words. I can't quite describe exactly how I feel about it either, because it's just kind of the kind of thing that you either appreciate the tangible and intangible aspects of, or you don't.

[Always.]

My dad tried to talk me into reading Lord of the Rings for years, and only this year did i agree. I'd seen the movies, so I knew that the story was amazing, but I sure was missing out! Tolkein's writing style is amazing, and still can't believe my dad had to talk me into reading LOTR!

[Bilbo Baggins.]

welcome, welcome! I'm glad you agreed to read it! now...you must read The Silmarillion, which I have not read but want to. It is necessary to understanding LotR, from what I hear.